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12 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism | Anarchism | Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is sceptical of authority and rejects all involuntary, coercive forms of hierarchy. Anarchism calls for the abolition of the state, which it holds to be unnecessary, undesirable, and harmful. As a historically left-wing movement, placed on the farthest left of the p... |
600 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra | Andorra | Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked microstate on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to th... |
620 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal%20Farm | Animal Farm | Animal Farm is a satirical allegorical novella by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed, and ... |
624 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska | Alaska | Alaska (; ; ; ; Yup'ik: Alaskaq; ) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and the territory of Yukon to the east and shares a maritime border with the Russian Federation's Chukotka Auto... |
649 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arraignment | Arraignment | Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant, to inform them of the charges against them. In response to arraignment, the accused is expected to enter a plea. Acceptable pleas vary among jurisdictions, but they generally include "guilty", "not guilty", and the perempt... |
701 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola | Angola | Angola (; ), officially the Republic of Angola (), is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country in both total area and population (behind Brazil), and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the south, the DR Congo to ... |
705 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics%20of%20Angola | Politics of Angola | The Angolan government is composed of three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. For decades, political power has been concentrated in the presidency with the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola.
History
Since the adoption of a new constitution in 2010, the politics of Angola takes ... |
709 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angolan%20Armed%20Forces | Angolan Armed Forces | The Angolan Armed Forces () or FAA is the military of Angola. The FAA include the General Staff of the Armed Forces and three components: the Army (Exército), the Navy (Marinha de Guerra) and the National Air Force (Força Aérea Nacional). Reported total manpower in 2013 was about 107,000. The FAA is headed by the Chief... |
717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta | Alberta | Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories (NWT) to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south. It is o... |
737 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Afghanistan (), officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the north... |
738 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania | Albania | Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Tirana is its c... |
780 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas%20%28disambiguation%29 | Atlas (disambiguation) | An atlas is a collection of maps, originally named after the Ancient Greek deity.
Atlas may also refer to:
Mythology
Atlas (mythology), an Ancient Greek Titanic deity who held up the celestial sphere
Atlas, the first legendary king of Atlantis and further variant of the mythical Titan
Atlas of Mauretania, a legend... |
808 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20Hitchcock | Alfred Hitchcock | Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker who was one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", h... |
843 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Clockwork%20Orange%20%28novel%29 | A Clockwork Orange (novel) | A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on refor... |
864 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Warhol | Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the ... |
872 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira%20Kurosawa | Akira Kurosawa | was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in film history.
Kurosawa entered the Japanese film industry in 1936, following a brief stint as a painter. After years of working on numerous fi... |
888 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.%20E.%20van%20Vogt | A. E. van Vogt | Alfred Elton van Vogt (; April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000) was a Canadian-born science fiction author. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the most popular and influential practitioners of science fiction in the mid-twentieth century,... |
984 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha%20Christie | Agatha Christie | Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-runnin... |
986 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Plague%20%28novel%29 | The Plague (novel) | The Plague () is a novel by Albert Camus. Published in 1947, it tells the story from the point of view of a narrator of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. The narrator remains unknown until the start of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5. The novel presents a snapshot of life in Oran as seen throug... |
1000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercule%20Poirot | Hercule Poirot | Hercule Poirot (, ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays (Black Coffee and Alibi), and more than 50 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
Poirot has been portrayed on r... |
1009 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2012 | April 12 |
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240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.
467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York.
1012 – Duke Oldřich of Bohemia deposes and blinds his b... |
1012 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2022 | August 22 |
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392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.
851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland.
1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.
1485 – The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House ... |
1013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2027 | August 27 |
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410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
1172 – Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.
1557 – The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
1593 – Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assass... |
1017 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen%20Ginsberg | Allen Ginsberg | Irwin Allen Ginsberg (; June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism, and sexual repression... |
1023 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism | Anarcho-capitalism | Anarcho-capitalism is a political philosophy that advocates the elimination of centralized states in favor of a system of private property enforced by private agencies, free markets and the right-libertarian interpretation of self-ownership, which extends the concept to include control of private property as part of th... |
1027 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%209 | August 9 |
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48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
1173 – Co... |
1074 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Antigua%20and%20Barbuda%20Defence%20Force | Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force | The Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force is the armed forces of Antigua and Barbuda. The RABDF has responsibility for several different roles: internal security, prevention of drug smuggling, the protection and support of fishing rights, prevention of marine pollution, search and rescue, ceremonial duties, assistanc... |
1078 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism | Antisemitism | Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism.
Antisemitism may be manifested in many ways, ranging from expressions of hatred of... |
1129 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2013 | August 13 |
Events
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29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas.
554 – Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensiv... |
1132 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Ashes | The Ashes | The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, The Sporting Times, immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, its first Test win on English soil. The obituary stated that English cricket had died, and "t... |
1148 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide | Adelaide | Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city of Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. Adelaide city ce... |
1171 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation | Abbreviation | An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method. It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv., or abbrev.; NPO, for... |
1175 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%201 | April 1 | It is the first day of the second quarter of the year, and the midway point of the first half of the year. In leap years, the second quarter of the year begins at noon on this day.
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33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held.
527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names hi... |
1203 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate%20history | Alternate history | Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, alternative history stories propose What if? scenarios about crucial events in hum... |
1208 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%20Turing | Alan Turing | Alan Mathison Turing (; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation ... |
1217 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguilla | Anguilla | Anguilla ( ) is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately long by wide at its wi... |
1254 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%201 | August 1 |
Events
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30 BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
AD 69 – Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.
527 – Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the ... |
1256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus%20Pius | Antoninus Pius | Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius (19 September 86 – 7 March 161) was Roman emperor from 138 to 161. He was one of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.
Born into a senatorial family, Antoninus held various offices during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. He married Hadrian's niece Faustina, and Hadr... |
1259 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%203 | August 3 |
Events
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8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of Franc... |
1261 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2026 | April 26 |
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1348 – Czech king Karel IV founds the Charles University in Prague, which was later named after him and was the first university in Central Europe.
1336 – Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) ascends Mont Ventoux.
1478 – The Pazzi family attack on Lorenzo de' Medici kills his brother Giuliano during High Ma... |
1273 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus | Augustus | Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. His status as the founder of the Roman Principate (the first phase of the Roman Empire) has consolidated a legacy as one of the most effective leaders in human histo... |
1291 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic%20Treaty%20System | Antarctic Treaty System | The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. It was the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War, setting aside the continen... |
1300 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abalone | Abalone | Abalone ( or ; via Spanish , from Rumsen aulón) is a common name for any of a group of small to very large marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae.
Other common names are ear shells, sea ears, and, rarely, muttonfish or muttonshells in parts of Australia, ormer in the UK, perlemoen in South Africa, and the... |
1332 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%207 | August 7 | This day marks the approximate midpoint of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and of winter in the Southern Hemisphere (starting the season at the June solstice).
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461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the magister militu... |
1334 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2016 | April 16 |
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69 – Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide.
73 – Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.
1346 – Stefan Dušan, "the Mighty", is crowned Emperor of the Serbs at Skopje, his empire occupying much of the ... |
1348 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47 | AK-47 | The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikov (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov (or "AK")... |
1416 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2029 | April 29 |
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1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and becomes its vassal.
1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.
1483 – Gran C... |
1442 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2015 | August 15 |
Events
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636 – Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate begins.
717 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for nearly a year.
718 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Raising of the Second Arab Sieg... |
1446 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acapulco | Acapulco | Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also ), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico's history. It is a port of call for shipp... |
1448 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2016 | August 16 |
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1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who had died the previous day, had no heirs.
942 – Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdanids of Mosul and the Baridis of Basra over control of the Abbasid capital, Baghdad.
963 – Nik... |
1466 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault | Assault | An assault is the act of inflicting physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in criminal prosecution, civil liability, or both. Generally, the common law definit... |
1484 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%20River | Alabama River | The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery, near the town of Wetumpka.
The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it unites with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, which discharge ... |
1488 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYSE%20American | NYSE American | NYSE American, formerly known as the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), and more recently as NYSE MKT, is an American stock exchange situated in New York City. AMEX was previously a mutual organization, owned by its members. Until 1953, it was known as the New York Curb Exchange.
NYSE Euronext acquired AMEX on October 1,... |
1490 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2017 | August 17 |
Events
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309/310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, perhaps from a hunger strike.
682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate.
986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forc... |
1496 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2018 | August 18 |
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684 – Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.
1304 – The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and the Flemish militias.
1487 – The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian... |
1499 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2021 | August 21 |
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959 – Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège.
1140 – Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars.
1169 – Battle of the Blacks: Uprising by the black African forces of the Fatimid army, along with a number of Egyp... |
1566 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian%20Empire | Akkadian Empire | The Akkadian Empire () was the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer. It was centered in the city of Akkad () and its surrounding region. The empire united Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule. The Akkadian Empire exercised influence across Mesopotamia, the Levant, and ... |
1625 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr%20Solzhenitsyn | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer, and political prisoner. One of the most famous Soviet dissidents, Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the ... |
1629 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2024 | August 24 |
Events
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367 – Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.
394 – The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.
410 – The Visigoths under king Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.
1185 – Sack of Thessalonica... |
1639 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2028 | April 28 |
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224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
357 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius.
1192 – Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Je... |
1644 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers | Algiers | Algiers ( ; ; Berber: Dzayer; French: Alger) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145 and in 2011 was estimated to be around 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 5,000,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranea... |
1711 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2031 | August 31 |
Events
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1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.
1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year.
1218 – Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
1314 – King Haakon V of Norway move... |
1777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%202 | April 2 | In common years, it is the first day of the second quarter of the year. The exact moment the second quarter begins occurs at 6 a.m. on this day. In countries that use summer time the actual exact time of the start of the second quarter in a common year is at 7:00 a.m. for locations in the northern hemisphere, or 5:00 a... |
1793 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2029 | August 29 |
Events
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708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta.
1009 – Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the buildi... |
1794 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%2030 | August 30 |
Events
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70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple.
1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers.
1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake Poyang begins, in which the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders (Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang) me... |
1806 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold%20Schwarzenegger | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (; ; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, film producer, businessman, and former politician who served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. As of 2022, he is the most recent Republican governor of California.
Schwarzenegger began lifting we... |
1812 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway | Amway | Amway (short for "American Way") is an American multi-level marketing (MLM) company that sells health, beauty, and home care products. The company was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos and is based in Ada, Michigan. Amway and its sister companies under Alticor reported sales of $8.4 billion in 2019. It... |
1827 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2023 | April 23 |
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215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
599 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
711 – Dagobert III succeeds his... |
1828 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh%20Bachchan | Amitabh Bachchan | Amitabh Bachchan (; born Amitabh Srivastava; 11 October 1942) is an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema. During the 1970s1980s, he was ... |
1859 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona%20State%20University | Arizona State University | Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the U.S.
One of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, ASU ... |
1862 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2014 | April 14 |
Events
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43 BC – Battle of Forum Gallorum between the forces of Mark Antony, and legions loyal to the Roman Senate under the overall command of consul Gaius Pansa.
69 – Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome.
966 – After his marriage t... |
1897 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20English | Australian English | Australian English (AusE, AusEng, AuE, AuEng, en-AU) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia. It is the country's common language and de facto national language; while Australia has no official language, English is the first language of the majority of the population, being the only language... |
1921 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda | Al-Qaeda | Al-Qaeda (; , , translation: "the Base", "the Foundation", alternatively spelled al-Qaida and al-Qa'ida), officially known as Qaedat al-Jihad, is a multinational militant Sunni Islamic extremist network composed of Salafist jihadists. It was founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and several other Arab vo... |
1934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadan%2C%20Iran | Abadan, Iran | Abadan ( Ābādān, ) is a city and capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, which is located in the southwest of Iran. It lies on Abadan Island ( long, 3–19 km or 2–12 miles wide). The island is bounded in the west by the Arvand waterway and to the east by the Bahmanshir outlet of the Karun River (the Arvand Rood), ... |
1950 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Civil%20Liberties%20Union | American Civil Liberties Union | The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". The ACLU works through litigation and lobbying, and has over 1,200,000 members,... |
1990 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%205 | August 5 |
Events
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AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.
135 – Roman armies enter Betar, slaughtering thousands and ending the Bar ... |
1994 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP | ASP | ASP may refer to:
Combat
ASP pistol
ASP, Inc., law enforcement weapon manufacturer
A type of extending baton
Ammunition supply point or ammunition dump
Computing
Active Server Pages, a web-scripting interface by Microsoft
Advanced Simple Profile, an MPEG-4 video codec profile
Answer set programming, a declarat... |
1998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin%2C%20Texas | Austin, Texas | Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the second-most-popu... |
2006 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz%20concentration%20camp | Auschwitz concentration camp | Auschwitz concentration camp ( (); also or ) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust. It consisted of Auschwitz I, the main camp (Stammlager) in Oświęcim; Auschwitz II-Bi... |
2011 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20American%20and%20British%20English | Comparison of American and British English | The English language was introduced to the Americas by British colonisation, beginning in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The language also spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and colonisation and the spread of the former British Empire, which, by 1921, included 470–570 mill... |
2039 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avionics | Avionics | Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft. Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems, and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to perform individual functions. ... |
2065 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste%20Rodin | Auguste Rodin | François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He... |
2075 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft%20hijacking | Aircraft hijacking | Aircraft hijacking (also known as airplane hijacking, skyjacking, plane hijacking, plane jacking, air robbery, air piracy, or aircraft piracy, with the last term used within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States) is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. Dating from the earlie... |
2144 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaliyah | Aaliyah | Aaliyah Dana Haughton (; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known mononymously as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited for helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop".
Born in Brooklyn bu... |
2147 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour | Armour | Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or from a potentially dangerous environment or activity (e.g. cycling, constructi... |
2152 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All%20Quiet%20on%20the%20Western%20Front | All Quiet on the Western Front | All Quiet on the Western Front () is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental stress during the war, and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the front.
The novel was first ... |
2154 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African%20Americans | African Americans | African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and formerly Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. Whi... |
2176 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad%20Shah%20Massoud | Ahmad Shah Massoud | Ahmad Shah Massoud (Dari/Pashto: , ; September 2, 1953September 9, 2001) was an Afghan politician and military commander. He was a powerful guerrilla commander during the resistance against the Soviet occupation between 1979 and 1989. In the 1990s, he led the government's military wing against rival militias; after the... |
2187 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism%20in%20the%20Arab%20world | Antisemitism in the Arab world | Antisemitism in the Arab world refers to prejudice against and hatred of Jews in Arab countries. Antisemitism has increased greatly in the region since the beginning of the 20th century, for several reasons: the dissolution and breakdown of the Ottoman Empire and traditional Islamic society; European influence, brought... |
2193 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology | Arcology | Arcology, a portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology", is a field of creating architectural design principles for very densely populated and ecologically low-impact human habitats.
The term was coined in 1969 by architect Paolo Soleri, who believed that a completed arcology would provide space for a variety of resid... |
2196 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2019 | April 19 |
Events
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AD 65 – The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all the conspirators are arrested.
531 – Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria).
797 – Empress Irene organizes a conspiracy against her son, the Byza... |
2216 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%20Sayyaf | Abu Sayyaf | Abu Sayyaf (; ; , ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, is a Jihadist militant and pirate group that follows the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It is based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than four deca... |
2222 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine%20cuisine | Argentine cuisine | Argentine cuisine is described as a cultural blending of Mediterranean influences brought by the Spanish during the colonial period and, later, by Italian and Spanish immigrants to Argentina during 19th and 20th centuries, with influences from a further cultural blending of criollos (due to Spanish colonizers) with the... |
2224 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%208 | April 8 |
Events
Pre-1600
217 – Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
876 – The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.
1139 – Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven year... |
2279 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%203 | April 3 |
Events
Pre-1600
686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul.
801 – King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months.
1043 – Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
1077 – The first Parliament of Friuli is created.
1559 – The Peace of Cateau-C... |
2314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita%20Hill | Anita Hill | Anita Faye Hill (born July 30, 1956) is an American lawyer, educator and author. She is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University and a faculty member of the university's Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she accused U.S. Suprem... |
2326 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2027 | April 27 |
Events
Pre-1600
247 – Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the ludi seaculares.
395 – Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.
711 – Islamic conquest of Hispania: Mo... |
2384 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedile | Aedile | Aedile ( ; , from , "temple edifice") was an elected office of the Roman Republic. Based in Rome, the aediles were responsible for maintenance of public buildings () and regulation of public festivals. They also had powers to enforce public order and duties to ensure the city of Rome was well supplied and its civil in... |
2395 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%2011 | April 11 |
Events
Pre-1600
491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
1241 – Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi.
1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: Franco-Ferrarese forces led by Gaston de Foix and Alfonso I d'Este win the Battle of Ravenna against the Papal-Sp... |
2472 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Quarter%20Horse | American Quarter Horse | The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at speeds up to 55 mph (88 km/h). The development of the Quarter Horse traces... |
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